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Renowned intellectual figure Ahmed Sofa was a Bangladeshi poet, novelist, writer, critic, and translator. He is famous among the young crowd for his intellectual righteousness as well as his holistic approach to the understanding of social dynamics and international politics and, of course, novels, poetry, and non-fiction essays. Sofa helped establishing Bangladesh Lekhak Shibir (Bangladesh Writers' Camp) in 1970 to organise liberal writers in order to further the cause of the progressive movement.

Novels
1967: Surya Tumi Sathi (Sun, You Are My Companion)
1975: Uddhar (Rescue)
1989: Ekjan Ali Kenaner Utthan Patan (The Rise and Fall of one Ali Kenan)
1990: Alatachakra (A Circle of Fire)
1993: Onkar (The Chest-note)
1994: Gabhibrittanta (Accounts of Cows)
1996: Ardhek Nari Ardhek Ishvari (Half Woman and Half Goddess)
1996: Puspabriksa  O Bihangapurana (Flower Tree and the Accounts of Birds)
1996: Dinga Binga Burgan (Alarms, Bells, and Whistles)

Short stories
1969: Nihata Naksatra (Murdered Star)

Poetry
Jallad Samay (Time, the Executioner)
Ekti Prabin Bater Kachhe Prarthana (A Prayer to an Old Banyan Tree)
Lenin Ghumobe Ebar (Lenin Will Now Sleep)

Non-fiction prose
1973: Buddhibrittir Natun Binyas (New Exercise of Intellect)
1976: Bangali Musalmaner Maan (The Mind of the Bengali Muslims)
Sipahi Juddher Itihas (History of the Sepoy Movement)
1993: Ahmed Sofa'r Prabandha (Essays of Ahmed Sofa)
Jadyapi Amar Guru (Although He Is My Teacher)
2008: Ahmed Sofa-r Chithi (Letters of Ahmed Sofa), Khan Brothers and Co.

"I come from a family of farmers. It is very hard to overlook this fact. My forefathers had been directly involved with agriculture. I feel proud to be a part of my family. I want poor farmers and labourers to eat rice and sing in a jovial mood."

In search of art and literature, some seek to step beyond the home, and some seek to return; success depends on the extent of each man's journey.

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